Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Sexual Assault: Law Reform
- Body Paragraph 1:
- NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics
- Conviction rate for sexual offenders is
the lowest in NSW and and sexual
assault is one of the least reported
crimes, however is one of the most
consistently committed crimes.
- Body Paragraph 2:
- Names laws that have changed
and created special court
provisions for victims.
- Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act
1996 (NSW) Note* See DRAFT essay
- Describe court provisions.
- Criminal Justice Task Force created in 2004, NSW
Rape Crisis Centre, NSW Bar Associtation
- Laws regarding sexual assault on page 122 of text
book.
- Body Paragraph 3:
- Forensic technology changes
- Consent overrules developments in forensic technology
- Victim's word against the defendant's.
- Court cases to include
- Nanette May case:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/forced-to-take-on-the-system-20090807-eczb.html
- "More Rape Victims Give Up On Justice" lawyers weekly, 21st June 2007
- Page 121 of text book - Paul Sheehan